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I never know what I'm going to put on the canvas. The canvas paints itself. I'm just the middleman.
Peter Max

Meaning of "middleman" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MIDDLEMAN

middleman  [ˈmɪdəlˌmæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIDDLEMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Middleman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIDDLEMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of middleman in the English dictionary

The first definition of middleman in the dictionary is an independent trader engaged in the distribution of goods from producer to consumer. Other definition of middleman is an intermediary. Middleman is also the interlocutor in minstrel shows.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MIDDLEMAN


birdman
ˈbɜːdˌmæn
boardman
ˈbɔːdˌmæn
businessman
ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn
cameraman
ˈkæmərəˌmæn
caveman
ˈkeɪvˌmæn
deadman
ˈdɛdˌmæn
freedman
ˈfriːdˌmæn
handyman
ˈhændɪˌmæn
ironman
ˈaɪənˌmæn
mailman
ˈmeɪlˌmæn
miracle-man
ˈmɪrəkəlˌmæn
muscleman
ˈmʌsəlˌmæn
repairman
rɪˈpɛəˌmæn
rodman
ˈrɒdˌmæn
sandman
ˈsændˌmæn
snowman
ˈsnəʊˌmæn
spiderman
ˈspaɪdəˌmæn
stableman
ˈsteɪbəlˌmæn
strongman
ˈstrɒŋˌmæn
superman
ˈsuːpəˌmæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIDDLEMAN

middle-distance
middle-distance race
middle-distance runner
middle-grade manager
middle-management
middle-of-the-road
middle-of-the-roader
middle-sized
middlebreaker
middlebrow
middlebrowism
middlebuster
middlemen
middlemost
middler
Middlesbrough
Middlesex
Middleton
middleware
middleweight

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIDDLEMAN

cattleman
Coleman
country gentleman
fireman
foreman
freeman
fugleman
gentleman
isleman
leman
missileman
nobleman
old gentleman
policeman
rifleman
ruddleman
sickleman
teleman
whaleman
Wiseman

Synonyms and antonyms of middleman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MIDDLEMAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «middleman» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of middleman

Translation of «middleman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIDDLEMAN

Find out the translation of middleman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of middleman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «middleman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中间人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intermediario
570 millions of speakers

English

middleman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिचौलिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوسيط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

посредник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intermediário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফড়িয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intermédiaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orang tengah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zwischenhändler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

仲介業者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중간 상인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Middleman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung gian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடைத்தரகர்களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यस्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aracı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intermediario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pośrednik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

посередник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intermediar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεσάζοντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

middelman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mellanhand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mellommann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of middleman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIDDLEMAN»

The term «middleman» is regularly used and occupies the 55.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIDDLEMAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «middleman» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «middleman» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about middleman

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4 QUOTES WITH «MIDDLEMAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word middleman.
1
Eric Clapton
From the beginning, I knew intuitively that if nothing else, music was safe, and that nobody could tell me anything about it. Music didn't need a middleman, whereas all the other things in school needed some kind of explanation.
2
Peter Fenton
In open-source in general, the power lies in connecting the author of the software directly to users, eliminating the middleman.
3
Peter Max
I never know what I'm going to put on the canvas. The canvas paints itself. I'm just the middleman.
4
Ja Rule
The rules, religion to religion that man set forth, made me shy away from religion and have my own one on one with God and cut out the middleman.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIDDLEMAN»

Discover the use of middleman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to middleman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Middleman and Other Stories
Passionate, comic, violent, and tender, these stories draw us into the center of a cultural fusion in the midst of its birth pangs, yet glowing with the energy and exuberance of a society remaking itself.
Bharati Mukherjee, 2007
2
Skills for Direct Practice in Social Work
In Skills for Direct Practice in Social Work Ruth Middleman and Gale Goldberg Wood provide a practical, clear discussion of sixty-three skills needed by all who must interact purposefully with individuals and groups in helping situations.
Ruth R. Middleman, Gale Goldberg Wood, 1990
3
Pain
Pain is the story of Richard’s senior year as he proceeds with varying success through the year, from cross country through the Olympic Trials, all the while trying to manage a seesawing relationship with a beautiful and fascinatingly ...
Dan Middleman, 2006
4
An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics: Principles of Analysis ...
This comprehensive text links abstract mathematics to engineering applications in order to provide a clear and thorough exploration of fluid dynamics.
Stanley Middleman, 1998
5
Unveiling of the Middleman
In reaching for the stars, little did I know at the time, out of my greatest despair was to come the greatest truth of all. This book not only points out the truth within the Bible, but 'what truth is' with evidence everyone can reference.
James Barnes, 2011
6
Modeling Axisymmetric Flows: Dynamics of Films, Jets, and Drops
This concise book is intended to fulfill two purposes: to provide an important supplement to classic texts by carrying fluid dynamics students on into the realm of free boundary flows; and to demonstrate the art of mathematical modeling ...
Stanley Middleman, 1995
7
Middleman
"Bill James offers a stand-alone, Middleman, The tawdry if wryly amusing tale of a small-time Welsh operator who runs into trouble when he agrees to help a crooked real-estate developer sell an expensive property on the Cardiff waterfront.
Bill James, 2003
8
The Boxwallah and the Middleman
Amid The Flurry Of Stories Of The Rise And Fall Of Governments, The Power Games Of Politicians, The Reportage Of Murder And Mayhem, There Is A Special Space Reserved In A Newspaper Every Day.
Raj Chatterjee, 2008
9
Caught in the Middle: Korean Communities in New York and Los ...
THE MIDDLEMAN MINORITY ROLE Middleman minority theory is the theoretical perspective most useful to understanding the effects of Korean ethnic business on ethnic solidarity. Middleman minorities concentrate in trading and usually ...
Dr Pyong Gap Min, Dr, 1996
10
The Middleman: The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse
Based on the lost series script by creator Javier Grillo-Marxuach and co-executive producer Hans Beimler.
Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Hans Beimler, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIDDLEMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term middleman is used in the context of the following news items.
1
China feared CIA worked with Sheldon Adelson's Macau casinos to …
“Another reliable source reported that historically Sands had made use of a 'middleman' to develop PRC government relationships. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Amazon's handyman service expands to new cities
Amazon Home Services works as a middleman to link customers with contractors, and it makes its money by taking a 10 percent to 20 percent ... «CNET, Jul 15»
3
If Jet Wants to Beat Amazon, It Needs More Than Low Prices
... Jet acts largely as a middleman, dependent on a broad range of vendors to deliver exceptionally cheap products on short time frames. «Wired, Jul 15»
4
Bank of Asphalt
The variations on their ideas are many, but the basic concept boils down to the federal government serving as a middleman who, with a couple billion dollars in ... «Politico, Jul 15»
5
Tour community gardens by bike, bus or foot today
“The idea behind the garden project is cutting the middleman out,” Bryan said. He said the concept is that people who grow food for themselves ... «Lansing State Journal, Jul 15»
6
BJP returns Congress fire with sting video on Harish Rawat's aide
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused IAS officer Mohammad Shahid of negotiating with a middleman for liquor licences, a scam that she ... «India Today, Jul 15»
7
Memorial MedFlight cuts response time with help from Metro Alert app
Then the dispatcher would call MedFlight's dispatch center in Columbus, Ohio, and would act as a middleman between MedFlight and crews at ... «The Elkhart Truth, Jul 15»
8
Attacks on Noble Group's accounting take their toll
The critics allege the Hong Kong-based company — which acts as a middleman for buyers and sellers of oil, coal, iron ore and metals — is ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
9
Bitcoin: How Barclays might make the 'Ebola' of banking palatable
Every transfer is verified and recorded by computers on the bitcoin network, removing any need for a middleman, like banks. The blockchain ... «Marketing, Jul 15»
10
FirstFT (the new 6am Cut)
Detractors of the company, which acts as a middleman for buyers and sellers of oil, coal, iron ore and metals, say it is providing a misleading ... «FT Alphaville, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Middleman [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/middleman>. May 2024 ».
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